U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

PATENT COUNTS BY ORIGIN AND TYPECALENDAR YEAR 2012

(01-JAN-2012 to 31-DEC-2012)

This report, prepared from the Technology Assessment and Forecast (TAF) database, displays U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
patent grants by state/territory and country of origin. Separate counts are provided for utility, design, plant, and reissue patents and for statutory invention registrations
(SIRs). The 'Total' column, as listed in this report, excludes counts of SIRs.

( patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor )